'It was the early days of my 5th standard school vacation, and my mother asked me, 'Robotics classes or swimming classes for the weekends?' I chose robotics classes because technology fascinated me.'
Sagar Chandrakant Sharma, 42 from Thane writes a letter to his 15-year-old self.
We are spoilt for choice with the buffet of options available to us, notes Aarti David.
Those who don't eat fish may include alternatives like chia seeds, flax seeds, walnuts, soybeans and kidney beans, which are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids and offer major health benefits, says Dr Karthiyayini Mahadevan.
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Explore, engage, participate and excel in as many co-curricular activities and hackathons as possible to improve your self-confidence, communication skills and overall personality, advises rediffGURU Chocko Valliappa.
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Don't ignore symptoms like coughing, wheezing or shortness of breath, warns Dr Sandeep Tilve.
Shastri also advised Pandya to stay calm and weather the storm with solid performances.
No glam, no problem for this Chandramukhi 2 actress.
Australian batting star Steve Smith has no time to think about how India might plot revenge in the second Test in Melbourne but he does have a word of advice for the visitors jolted by the first game's battering -- 'Let it go and move on'.
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The film's focus lies in humanising a larger-than-life star and breaking down his celebrity, aimed at a simplistic takedown of the 'superstar' myth, observes Arjun Menon.
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'How can one bring jihad into a relationship? How can one be restricted on the grounds of religion in marital things?'
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'The fact that India is multilingual and the kids grow up already bilingual or trilingual so learning another language or learning other spelling patterns is not really that hard.'
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'Relationships have changed so dynamically that the 'woh' doesn't have to be a person.'
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'In my time, I didn't have that kind of guidance. 'I asked to speak to the international pageant winners before I went and nobody spoke with me. 'It doesn't take away from your title when you help others. It just brings more accolades back to our country.'
Chef Aditi Handa, who is deeply invested in baking, makes the most delicious sourdough.
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While managing their finances, individuals can make it a rule to seek advice from an expert or feedback from a trusted colleague or friend.
'Life will test you but if you have resilience and fortitude, the crown will be yours forever,' says Miss World Yukta Mookhey.
'Padmini and I are very different people.' 'Our acting styles are very different. She's from a different era.'
'Everyone knows there is no point in contesting elections from Gujarat as a Congress candidate because they know they will be wiped out.'
When things don't materialise the way toxic people want them to, they may try different ways to control you.
Her mantra is: "Wear what makes you feel comfortable!"
'Nothing like the feeling of holding and standing beneath our beloved Tricolour.'
Ravinder Singh, best-selling author of books I Too Had A Love Story and Can Love Happen Twice? doles out some advice for couples.
'I thought I would take time and peak slowly. But then I realised I would play to the team's requirement, and don't do anything different.'
'I don't jump at everything that comes my way. (But) To say that I have too many offers coming my way is also a lie. I'm not one of those people who turn down scripts every day.'
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